Combined sleeping and day coach



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No. 444,741. Patented Jan. 13,1891.

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COMBINED SLEEPING AND DAY COACH.

No. 444,741. Patented Jan. 13,1891.

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COMBINED SLEEPING AND DAY GOAGH. No. 444,741.

WIT/V 88E A TTORNEY UNITED STATES ANTHONY A. BRANDENBURG, OF DENVER,COLORADO.

COMBINED SLEEPING AND DAY COACH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,7 11, dated January13, 1891.

application filed January 2, 1890. Serial No. 335,706. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANTHONY A. BRANDEN- BURG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedSleeping and Day Cars; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in combined sleeping and day cars,relating more particularly to the seats and berths and their auxiliaryattachments for such cars and the object of my improvements is toprovide seats readily and easily changed to a lower sleeping-berth. alsoattachments for an upper berth in connection with the lower berth, andalso to provide a dressing apartment or closet intermediate between eachtwo sections of the car.

To these ends my invention consists of the features, arrangements, andcombinations more particularly hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings is illustrated an embodiment of my invention, in whichdrawings- Figure l is a perspective view illustrating my improvementarranged for day use. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the berths made upfrom the seats shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken throughone of the seats,

' and Fig. 4 is a similar section taken through the opposite seat of thesection. Fig. 5 shows the upper portion of the back of a seat closed,and Fig. 6 shows the same open with the slide partly raised. Fig. '7 isan outline view in perspective of the front part of one of the seats,showing the extensiolrbars. Fig. 8 is a perspective View showing aportion of the upper berth. Fig. 9 is a combination mirror and table,being hinged so that it may be turned down for use as a table betweenpersons sitting in the opposite seats of a section. Fig. 10 is aperspective view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 9, illustrating its useas a table. Fig. 11 is a foot-stool hinged and adapted to fold into arecess in the side of the car when not in use. Fig. 12 is a perindicatethe stationary end pieces of the car-seat, to which is pivoted at 2 theforked bracket 3, made fast to the reversible back 4. These backs 4 arereversible at will, so that passengers occupying the seats in the samesection face each other or in the same direction, as may be desired.Within the central portion of the back of each seat is a space for thereception of the sliding gate 5, which is wholly incased within thisspace when the seats are in the position shown in Fig. l. The top of theback above the sliding gate is provided with a cap consisting of threesections or parts 6 6 and 7. Parts 6 6 are provided with pins 8,entering grooves 9 in the central locking-block 7 when the parts are inthe position shown in Fig 5. Parts 6 are secured to the back by a hinge10 at each end of the seat. IVhen it is desired to make up the upperberth, part 7 is unlocked by the use of a key fitting in the key-holell, when block 7 is turned back upon its hinge tothe position holsteredon both sides and hinged at the panel 15, so that when thetwo seats of asection are facing each other, as shown in Fig.2, the bottom 17 may beturned over between the two seats, exactly fitting the intervening spaceand resting upon the extension sliding bars 19 19, drawn from under theopposite seat, where they are concealed and kept from view until theyare needed for the purpose stated. vided with pins 20, which entersuitable supporting-sockets in the front panel of the opposite seat.

Underneath the bottom 17 is a second bottom 21, suitably upholstered onthe upper side and forming a portion of the bottom of the made up berth.Part 21 is hinged to a The outer ends of bars 19 are prosupport securedto theinsidc of the rear panel 16 and adapted to be raised sufficientlyto allow the bedding to be taken from the space 14 when needed in makingup the berth. The free extremity of the part 21 is supported by a cleat23, secured to the front panel 15.

The bottom 24 of one of the seats of the section remains stationary,except when raised for the purpose of taking the necessary bedding fromthe space 14 underneath. To permit the easy accomplishment of thisobject, part 24 is hinged to a cleat 25, secured to the inside of thefront panel 16.

When part 17 is thrown over into position between the two seats, both itand part 21 will be somewhat lower than the stationary part 24 24. Tomake up for this unevenness of surface and make the bottom of themade-up berth level, a suitable mattress should be placed upon part 17and also uponpart 21. There isarnpleroom for each of these mattresse'sbesides other necessary bedding in space 14. i

' The bottom 13 of the upper berth when not in use occupies the positionshown in Fig. 1 between the endbrackets 26 26. WVhen forming a part ofthe made-up berth, thi's part occupies'the position shown in Fig. 2,resting upon and supported by the parts 6 6 in the upright position, twoon the back of each S6317.

To thebottom 13 of the upper berth is pivoted'the lower extremity of thecentrallyjoi'nt ed arm 27, adapted to double up when part13 is raisedand to lengthen or open:

when said part is lowered. The rear of part 13 is suitably hinged to theside of the car and should be provided with aw'eight-box for retainingit in its elevated position when once raised. End brackets'26 26 areconnected at the top by a bar 28, provided with hooks 2 9 for supportingthe garments of the occupants of the upper berths. Connected to the rearpart of these end brackets is a shelf or mantel 30 for the support ofsuch articles as cannot well be placed upon hooks.

To the'side of the car at a suitable elevation and between each twoseats of a section, and also between each two sections in the spaceforming, the dressing apartment, is a combined mirror and hingedlap-board or table 31. \Vhen used as a mirror, it occupies'the positionshown in Fig. 9, itsslide 32 being raised and supported in any suitablemanner, thus uncovering the glass33. Vhen usedas a lap-board, table, orfor similar purposes, it is turned down upon its hinges 34 into theposition shown in Fig. 10, exceptthat the wings or leaves 35 are spreadout, giving the top'3'6 a fiat surface, the leaves being pro vided'withhinges 39.

40 is afoot-stool, which when not in use is folded into a suitablerecess in the side of the car and out of the way. This article is hingedat41 to the side of the car and provided with legs 42 for use insupportin the top .43 whenadjusted,so as to occupy the position shown inFig. 12. This adjustable stool isjsolocated as to; open 'into the spaceconstituting the dressing-apartment M between each two sections.

As regards the use of my improvements, it is necessary to say but littlemore than has already been said.

Of course it is understood that suitable curtains will be used inconnection with the made-up berths and separating them, as well as thedressing-apartment, from the aisle of the car.

In the use of the dressing-apartment occupants of the lower berth, afterpreparing for bed, can slip behind the curtain into the berth, whileoccupants of the upper berth, after making similar preparations, canasceudto said berth by the use'of a'sma'llladder, which should, alwaysbe 'athand, and which may be retained when not in use, together with theupper-berth bedding, within the space inclos'ed by part 13 and'endbrackets 26 when part 13 is in position shown in Fig. 1.

The sliding gates 5, when elevated to the position shown in Fig. 2, areretained in such, position by suitablejstaples 46, in connection withbuttons orhooks secured to the outside of the frame of part 13 of theupper berth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1.'In a combinedsleeping and day car, seats provided with backs having hinged parts 6(3, adapted to occupy an upright position, in combination with thebottom of the upper berth, which rests upon and is supported chiefly bysaid parts 6, substantially as described.

2. In a combined sleeping and day car, seats having backs provided withacentrallyhinged locking portion '7 and hinged parts 6 6 on each side ofpart 7, said part 6 being capable of occupying an upright position, incombination with the bottom of the lower berth, which rests upon and issupported chiefly by said parts 6, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in an upper berth,

with the bottom'13 and'the end brackets 26,

of a shelf 30 and a bar 28, connectingsaid IIO end brackets, the, barbeing provided with hooks 29, substantially as described.

at. In a sleeping or day car, the combination, with the seats, of acombined mirror and lap-board or table 31, the mirror when not inuse'being protected by a slide 3 2,'and the whole hinged to the side ofthe. car and adapted to turn down between the seats or fold up into arecess in the side ofthe car, substantially as described.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

' ANTHONY A. BRANDENBURG. "Witnesses;

FRED. W. FELDWISCH, WM. MCCONNELL.

